cured

[ UK /kjˈɔːd/ ]
[ US /ˈkjʊɹd/ ]

ADJECTIVE

(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
(used especially of meat) cured in brine
(used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
(used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
freed from illness or injury
when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium
appears to be entirely recovered
the incision is healed
the patient appears cured
(used of hay e.g.) allowed to dry

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How To Use cured In A Sentence

She was in her sixties and wore her thinning gray hair pulled back in a loose bun with all but a few strands secured by bobby pins.
These are real people - people who still support the war, people who believe that women should be subservient to men, people who believe that gays should strive to be cured or remain celibate! MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Antithetical to Religion?
Philips is also exploring the potential of applying LED to help 'declutter' city streets increasingly obscured by a variety of elements, including lighting fixtures. WebWire | Recent Headlines
I do not want to see or smell your funky feet, crusty heels or unpedicured toes.
Mustard, salt, picholine olives and super-thin rye toasts give the house-cured gravlax just the right accents. SFGate: Top News Stories
Adele brushes her perfectly manicured fingertips atop the cold, smooth metal of the letter opener.
Have you failed to hear a word he's said since he swept you off your perfectly pedicured feet and into the nearest watering hole?
[72] A flitch is a side of cured meat, in this case, pork. Robert Carter Diary, 1726
But consumers should be aware that secured loans are listed alongside safer unsecured loans. Times, Sunday Times
One of the main sources of short-term funds is the unsecured bank loan. Principles of Corporate Finance

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